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Good Thursday Morning Spies! What a Central Florida Morning! Sustained winds about 65 mph, then the eye passed over about 5am and got calm, then winds hit after passing over. Not much rain with hurricane passing through. The outer bands dumped over 10 inches on us yesterday afternoon. Internet is back. We made it through, a lot of debris in the yard, tree limbs down but no real damage to speak of. Finishing up first cup of espresso! Not sure I’ll make the Community Call today. Also 43rd Wedding Anniversary today. Not sure if we will celebrate today. Have a Great Day Everyone! Thanks for all the prayers for Florida during Hurricane Milton! Hope the Tampa area Spies are safe! Hit’em Straight️

Well we dodged the first wave of Hurricane Milton in the Orlando area. Not sure those living in or around the Tampa/St. Pete area were as lucky. Even those living on East Coast of Florida in West Palm & Ft Pierce to Melbourne Beach area were impacted by Hurricane Milton in the Gulf! Next Bracing for Hurricane Force winds as Milton moves north east across the State of Florida and out into the Atlantic. it’s going to be a long night!

@Cfhandyman , you've been posting some beautiful pictures. Canada has some great golf courses & beautiful views! Thank you

@tony@CIC you stay safe as well. It's better the storm took a more southern entry move and you being in Zone E, still be safe! We are to expect up to CAT 2 winds coming through Orlando. Looks like Anna Maria Island, Sarasota, Bradenton & Sun City are going to get pounded. Prayers also with @fozcycle @revkev @Rickp

Good Wednesday Morning Spies! 74 degrees and rainy Central Florida morning. Outer Bands of Hurricane Milton creeping into Central Florida. We are expecting to experience CAT 2 conditions late this evening, into early Thursday AM. On first cup of espresso. Nothing much left to do for preparation, except drain the pool down a bit and get candles, flashlights & towels ready. Preparing for power outage. May miss Community Call tomorrow . Just pray the storm weakens as it hits Florida and comes through the state. No golf today ! Have a Great Day Everyone and Hit'em Straight.

Good Tuesday Morning Spies! Well, it's literally the calm before the storm. 75 degrees and cloudy. I wouldn't mind a 20 degree drop in temperature for the next 48 hours. On first cup of espresso watching Hurricane Milton tracking report. Under the current projected path Milton will right through Central Florida. Prayers also with @Rickp. His area appears to be on the northern part of Hurricane Milton & we will be on the southern part of the storm. Will be clearing the screen porch & lowering the pool water level today, not much else to do. Going to ride out the storm at home. Let's hope and pray the storm weakens as it hits the state and weakens as it passes through. On a positive note, tolls have been suspended for now! Needless to say no golf for the rest of the week. But a couple of Stack Sessions will pass the time and work on the Newton Motion Driver Shaft intro. Excited about this testing, the Newton Golf Shafts are really interesting and cool design. Have a Great Day Everyone and Hit'em Straight! P.S. Thanks for the offer @Rob Person, we are going to ride it out in Orlando! Appreciate it!

Thoughts & Prayers with you and your family @David Leighton Reid! Our condolences

Good Monday Morning Spies! Another wet Monday morning, 72 degrees and drizzling rain. Drinking first cup of espresso tracking Hurricane Milton. Still not certain where in Florida Milton will make landfall. However, we will be impacted with rain and wind. If Milton makes landfall north of Tampa we will get hurricane force winds, not as much rain. WE are preparing for power outages starting Wednesday evening. Fingers crossed it will not be severe. No golf this week, work will be shut down, insurance companies will not be writing insurance, entire state shut down. Gives me time to finish reading up on Newton Motion Drive shafts and so I really like their design! Excited to test! Have a Great Day Everyone and Hit’em Straight ️

Good Sunday Morning Spies! Rain has started to fall in Central Florida. No Ranger duties this morning, finishing up first cup of espresso. Awaiting more definitive path of Hurricane Milton as it looks like it’s going to impact Florida. Let’s hope it spares Tampa area. All we can do now is prepare. Happy Birthday @MattWillGolf! Well stated @rkj427 about MGS and Jamie @GolfSpy_APH! Great forum & Great people! Thank you! Have a Great Day Everyone and Hit’em Straight ️

Good Friday Morning Spies! Beautiful 75-degree Central Florida Morning. Not as muggy as it has been. Is fall coming? Finishing up first cup of espresso. No golf today, Ranger duties. Snowbirds starting to come back to Florida for the winter. It will be good to see them. Nice pics @rkj427. trees starting to turn for autumn. Safe travels @Byrnzee and @Northern Monkey! Good luck at the dentist @IndyBonzo, dentists UGH! Have a Great Day Everyone & Hit'em Straight!

Great Forum call today. Good conversation, thanks for including us. @KC Golf sounds like you better stock up on German Beer, some Kombacher & Hofbrau, with the prospect of @GolfSpy SAM showing up wearing Lederhosen & suspenders. Thank goodness he wasn't doing a Scottish accent and would show up at your door wearing a kilt.

Good Thursday Morning Spies! Beautiful Central Florida morning. 74 degrees, waiting for sun to rise standing in chipping green. Looking forward to Walking 18 holes this morning. Back 9 start. Here’s a picture from chipping green as sun beginning to rise. Not quite as good as @Northern Monkey Beautiful Italy pictures! Have a Great Day Everyone! Community Call day, Hit’em straight️

Happy Hump Day Spies! An afternoon post, missed the morning post, due to work getting in the way. Small price for being on vacation last week. It's been a nice Central Florida Day, traveling around to see clients, finally back at home. Beautiful evening pictures of Rome @Northern Monkey! Interesting book painting? @revkev tough seeing the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Stay Safe! Have a Great Day Everyone and Hope you Hit'em Straight!

MGS Forum Official Review The Newton Motion Driver Shaft Player Intro: Good Day Spies, my name is Tom Rossello and I live in sunny Orlando, FL. I want to thank both MGS & Newton Golf for this testing opportunity! I'm really looking forward to it! I'm married to my beautiful wife of 43 years tomorrow (10/10). I've been playing golf for over 50 years, picking up the game at age 13, after our family moved from Long Island, NY to a little town - Phillipston, MA. It was a culture shock. About 30 years ago, I started taking the game a bit more seriously after playing more Client golf. I wasn't very good. So I started taking lessons, practicing, and educating myself about equipment, including golf balls, grips & shafts. I spent a lot of time on the range (after a lesson) working on my game, reducing my handicap & getting down to a +2 handicap index at my peak in 2015. I have a very supportive wife who also enjoys the game of golf, she doesn't play but has caddied for me in US Senior Open qualifiers. Unfortunately, I've never qualified, I can't blame the caddy but it is a great learning experience & helps me identify my deficiencies. I really enjoy the game of golf, the walk, and friendships I love to tinker with equipment as well. My belief is, the golf shaft is the engine and getting the correct fit, whether it's with irons or woods, is a component of getting good results. I play recreationally now and also work as a Ranger, at Ventura CC, my DREAM JOB! That affords me the ability to play more often and watch the public play golf. It's really is a good learning experience & has been fun. This summer I started using The Grint app to keep better track of my play - GIR, Fairways, Putts, Misses & Hazard shots. It's been interesting. A thank you to MGS for opening my eyes & mind to using more technology. I shoot in the mid 60's to mid 70's and I still think putting the weakest part of my game. Although I can go on putting streaks. Tinkering there too! LOL Which leads to the Driver: I presently play Callaway Paradym X Driver & 3 wood. Here is a picture of my bag set up, including the NEW MyGolfSpy mallet putter head cover for my Scottie Cameron 5.5 putter. Irons are Titleist T200 with Nippon Modus3 105-gram stiff shafts. 2 Rescue clubs: Callaway Apex set at 22 degrees with a UST Mamiya (I love Italian golf shafts) 75-gram stiff shaft & Titleist TS2 19 degree with a Tensei stiff shaft. Since I predominately walk when playing golf and use a Bag Boy 4-wheel push cart, I find the cart bag to be the best fit on the push cart. For the Paradym X Driver, I was fit with the Hzrdus Black Smoke 60-gram stiff shaft with 3.5 torque. The driver is set at 9.0 degrees with a draw bias. I do tinker at 10 degrees as well, but Florida has been too wet for a higher ball flight. A few months ago, a golf buddy and I traded driver shafts. I have an old Callaway Subzero driver with a Project X, stiff shaft at 65 grams, which I traded for his Evenflow 50-gram 6.0 stiff shaft with 4.2 torque. I like the lighter weight of the Evenflow shaft and do alternate between the two shafts. They do perform differently. I can be more aggressive with the Hzrdus Black than the Evenflow shaft. I plan on testing both the Hzrdous Black & Evenflow shafts against the Newton Motion Shaft. It will be a comparison, both on the course & at the range. A nearby range recently installed Trackman. Plus, I have a TheStack launch monitor. Newton Golf Shafts are based on a Dot system - one dot for a slower swing speed up to 6 dots for the faster more powerful flat-bellied utes! I'm not flat-bellied nor a ute, so I'm expecting to go with the 4 Dot Motion Shaft - 60-gram shaft, 4.0 torque - 230 to 260 yd driving range. I'm taking a page out of Jamie's book concerning the weight of the shaft. Plus, at my swing speed, it is in the 95 to 100 mph range, the four dots should be best suited for me. About Newton Golf that impresses me: American Made product Seamless Shaft Design Driver Shaft which matches your swing Driver Shaft, which remains stable through impact (this reminds of the old Stulz Driver Shaft, which I still have in my Cleveland HiBore Driver. The stability claim by Newton Golf struck a cord. So I'm not too concerned about the 5.0 torque I'm expecting consistency with driving the ball. I'm a good driver of the ball now. My primary trajectory is slight draw, but I also like to fade the drive when necessary. Both the Evenflow & Hzrdus allow me to do so. There will be no doubt the Newton Motion Golf Shaft would remain in my bag, should it perform well. I'm a feel player and if the Motion Golf Shaft feels & performs well, it stays on my Callaway Paradym X Driver. I'm excited to see if the Newton Motion Driver Shaft helps elevate my game! Thank you again MyGolfSpy & Newton Golf, this is going to be fun!

Good Tuesday Afternoon Spies! Late post, walked 18 holes this morning, first time in over 10 days. Felt good to be back on the course. It was warm this morning upper 70's. Then headed to dentist appt, which I got to use my Medicare Supplement card for the first time! LOL Have a Great time in Rome @Northern Monkey, such a GREAT City! @Erin B excellent news your daughter is doing well! Congrats & Happy Anniversary @Preeway! Have a Great Day Everyone and Hit'em Straight